What color is #1E140D?

#1E140D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E140D?

The RGB value is 30, 20, 13: 30 red, 20 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E140D?

The complementary color is #0D171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E140D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E140D color

#1E140D rgb(30, 20, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E140D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 7.8% green and 5.1% blue (30, 20, 13).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 40% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 57% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.09:1).

#1E140D color codes

HEX	`#1E140D`
RGB	`rgb(30, 20, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 7.8%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 40%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 57%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 57%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.28, 3.79, 5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.28, 6.7, 55.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.858, 0.805, 0.491)`
Decimal	`1971213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E140D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1E140D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E140D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1E140D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e140d; }
.text { color: #1e140d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e140d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 20 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e140d, #1e1c0d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E140D?: #1E140D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E140D?: The RGB value is 30, 20, 13: 30 red, 20 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E140D?: The complementary color is #0D171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E140D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.